AMH 2020H Study Guide - Midterm Guide: 3 Ships, Radio First, Munich Agreement
5 Apr 2016
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This section began with the 1920s and ends with ww ii. Discussed the negative under-currents of the era the rise of the kkk, immigration acts, 1915 movie called birth of a naion by d. w. griith. African americans were portrayed as the bad guys and the white southerners (kkk) were seen as heroes. Ater wwi the kkk comes back and they expand their horizons (move out of the south) Once people saw how violent they were they didn"t want to be in it anymore. Restricted immigraion to 3% of a naionality who had been living in the country using the 1910 census. In 1924 they came out with the naional origins act using the 1890 census. Because they didn"t want as many eastern + southern europeans. Had to start applying to come to this country. Sacco + vanzet: two italian immigrants were arrested for murder and robbery in boston.
